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Heron
He was standing there in the mud On those skinny legs In the swampy marsh The humidity was harsh His feathers were wonky Fluffy, askew He was a brown heron but was feeling blue She stared at him from atop the bridge Mesmerized by how he blended in Brownish feathers among the grayish-brown landscape Coming
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Meet Me in Richmond
I had a thought today You were in it like always I don’t know if I come in to yours Since the divorce An earthquake in my world Our friendship was collateral damage Not just two are wounded And I’ve yet to find a bandage But I was thinking about the fall One of your
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Expert
Don’t we all admire the experts The true professionals Don’t we envy the best But here’s the confessional: We weren’t there when it hurt Just when the judges cut all the rest I wonder how many times she shot that ball How many times did that gymnast fall How many punches on that bag How
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Severed
He’s one of my favorite artists But hearing his story is among the hardest Maybe because it’s a story I’ve witnessed indirectly But I never got closure Can anyone ever Divorce, I hear, is like a limb that’s been severed My best friends went through it It’s a word I don’t even like to say
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To the Women Around Me
I see you huddled over in the chair in your backyard I’m not a creeper, I was just walking by I stood on the other side of the chain link and heard you cry The last two years has been rough on your heart You’re new here, just like the lady across the street I
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Norfolk
People not from here call it NOR-FU-KHH (Do you like how I hyphenated that?) The Navy brings a lot of people Some feel stuck Some feel fat I’ve seen so many Regardless of how they feel, there’s room for any On one main road there’s brick apartments and construction cones Go the next block over
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Painful Experiences
I’ve been fortunate in my life up to this point to have not suffered significant physical pain. For that I’m grateful. I guess what got me thinking about pain was the fact I just watched The Shallows featuring the gorgeous Blake Lively. She gets attacked by a great white shark and pretty much held captive
writings on life
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